, 1887-06-23
I. =. DEFAKTsIF or AGRICULTURE.

I. -. DEEAItfI Z or AGRICULTURE. !
Commissioner Office
WAsHISGToN, d. G., May -, 1857. \
Jo the Managers ant lgcHt> Of al
Railroads dHd other IFdaSpoyjg-
fiOn Companies throughout the
United States. amt other persons:
Notice Is hereby given 10y publica-
uon, III pursuance Of Section I OF al
Act Of Congress approved May %
1884. entitled AN act foT the estab
lishment Of q Bureau Of Animal In
dustry, to prevent the expectation Of
diseased cattle, and to provide means
for the suppression and e1tiTpation
of pleuro-pneumOnia and other con-
tagious diseases among domestic
animals" that = contagious. infectious
and communicable disease. known as
pleuro-pHeUmOnia, exists among cat
tie in the counties Of Westchester,
New York, Richmond, Kings, Queens
and Suffolk, State o. New York, the
counties of Baltimore, Howard, Car
roll and Pince George, IN the State
of Maryland, and the county Of Cook,
in the State of Illinois; that all cattle
in said infected district are hereby
quarantined until further notice, and
deemed cattle affected with con
tagious disease" and all persons are
prohibited from moving or transport
ing any cattle from said counties of
Westchester, New York, Richmond,
Kings, Queens and Suffolk, STATE of
New York; said counties of Baltimore,
Howard, Carroll and Prince George,
in the State of Maryland. and said
county of Cook. in the State OF Hi
nois, to any other State or Territory
of the United States, under penalty
Of Sections and of tho above en-
titled Act: PrOUided, however, that
any cattle that have been examined
by an Inspector OF the Bureau OF
Animal Industry, and By said Insyec,
tor are certified to in writing as being
free of pleuro-pneumonia, may be
transported to any other State OF
Territory from said infected district
withiR forty-eight hours after being
so certified to; and provided further
that said Inspector is furnished with
an affidavit made by two disinterested
persons, stating that they have known
said cattle for period of SIX months
Immediately prior to the examination
and that during that time said cattle
have net been exposed to pleuro-
pneumonia. Said inspector may re-
quire further evidence that the cattle
have not been exposed, and such
proof as he requires must be given
him.
The attention of all persons is
called to Sections 6 and of the Act
of Congress approved May 18th, 1884
establishing the Bureau of Animal
Industry, which sections make it {
misdemeanor punishable by fine OF
not less than 500 or more than
$4,000, or by Imprisonment for not
more than one year, or by both such
fine and Imprisonment, for any trans
portation company or person TO re-
ceive for transportation, or to trans
port or to drive, from one State ol
Territory to another aAy live stock
affected with any contagious, infec-
tious or communicable disease, an
especially pleuro-pneumouia, or fol
any person or persons to deliver such
affected live stock to any transporta-
ton company.
q reward of 500 will be paiG tc
any perSen giving information to the
Chief OF the Bureau of Animal Indus
try that results in the conviction o.
any person for a violation of Section:
6 and z of the Act of Congress o.
May 80. 1884
NORMAN j. GOLDMAN,
Commissioner of Agriculture.